I ticked off these older kids on the bus one day when I was little (and quite a punk). They had freckles, and told me if they touched me, I'd "catch" freckles too (as though it were some sort of disease). Being young and stupid, I was horrified. I went home in tears and would run away from anyone with freckles.
I believed them until third grade. Sad.
A childhood belief about skin
others believed things like this
- When I was small my Grandfather told me that the reason I had freckles was from throwing pebbles in the sewer!— All Grown Up Now!
- I used to believe that if you put cow poo on your face, it would get rid of my freckles. — Col x
- I used to believe that freckles were angel kisses.Anon
- I used To believe that if you picked your freckles you would get skin cancer— Janella
- if you have freckles it is because you didnt wash your face well enoughAnon
- When my grandma was little, her dad would tell her that the freckles on her face and arms were fly crap.Anon